Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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